NEW YORK, NY – Crossover hip-hop artist Yitz “Y-Love” Jordan is speaking out for the first time about his life as a gay man of color, while straddling the worlds of hip-hop and Hasidic Judaism – two communities not known for supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. On May…

(CNN) — Last week, Barack Obama went on record as the first American president to support same-sex marriage, but he doesn’t appear ready to take his commitment beyond the endorsement stage. In an interview that aired Tuesday on ABC’s “The View,” Obama wouldn’t commit to fighting for the the repeal…

(CNN) – Truvada, a drug already approved by the FDA for AIDS treatment, may also become available as a preventative drug for those with high risk of contracting HIV. On Thursday, an FDA advisory committee voted 19-3 that the agency approve Truvada for pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, for men who…

MTV will receive the Trevor 2020 Award at the annual Pride season event known as “Trevor Live” in New York City. By way of announcement, MTV issued the following press release: The Trevor 2020 Award recognizes visionary organizations that increase the visibility and understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and…

LGBT Weekly’s publisher, Stampp Corbin, spoke with KPBS News about President Obama’s recent announcement in support of same-sex marriage:  …

(CNN) – Argentinian lawmakers passed a historic gender identity law Wednesday, allowing citizens to select the gender by which they are identified in official government documents. The law gives individuals in Argentina the right not only to choose their officially recognized gender, but also to be treated in accordance with…

Stampp Corbin, co-chair of the 2008 Obama for America campaign’s National LGBT Leadership Council responded to President Barack Obama’s historic announcement about same-sex marriage by issuing the following statement: “Today is an historic moment in the history of the United States; President Obama announced his support of same- sex marriage.…

(CNN and LGBT Weekly) – President Barack Obama said Wednesday he supports same-sex marriage, raising the political stakes on an issue in which Americans are evenly split. “At a certain point I’ve just concluded that for me, personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I…

BY TOM ANDREW Broadway San Diego’s short-stint offering (now through Sunday, May 13 at San Diego Civic Theatre) of Chicago the Musical starring Christie Brinkley and John O’Hurley should be seen for the ensemble and not necessarily for its headliners. “Chicago,” written by John Kander and Fred Ebb, is based…